The English Methodists initially worshipped in the Welsh Wesleyan Church, Bethesda, on Sundays after its morning service, in the evening above Alex Orme’s toyshop and in the week in Shiloh Chapel in … [Read more...]
English Baptist Church, Abergele Road, Old Colwyn
The local English Baptist cause began in 1885 at 5 Twnan Terrace (now part of Pen y Bryn). In 1891 a corrugated iron roofed building from Penmaenmawr, costing £60, was erected on the site of what … [Read more...]
Calfaria Welsh Baptist Chapel, Princess Road, Old Colwyn
The Welsh Baptist cause began locally in 1861 and its first chapel, Calfaria, was built in 1862 at the top of Church Walks (now two houses, nos. 15 & 16). The present building, costing £1,860, was … [Read more...]
Former Supreme Cinema, Cefn Road, Old Colwyn
The village’s second cinema, the “Supreme”, funded by public subscription in 1922, had 600 tip-up seats and two luxurious boxes. The Saturday morning matinee was very popular with the village … [Read more...]
St. John’s Church, Station Road, Old Colwyn
St. John’s Church, built in the perpendicular style at a cost of £12,300, is a fine example of the work of the eminent Chester architect, John Douglas, (1830-1911), who also designed St. Paul’s Church … [Read more...]
St. John’s Church House, Cliff Road, Old Colwyn
St. John’s Church House, to the side of St. John’s Church, is another fine example of the work of the eminent local architect, Sidney Colwyn Foulkes. This community centre, built in 1936 and now a … [Read more...]
The Tower, Cliff Road, Old Colwyn
This neo-gothic folly tower was built in 1894 in the grounds of the Tan y Coed mansion as a retreat for its owner, Charles Woodall, where he could smoke - a pleasure which he was forbidden in the … [Read more...]
Plough Inn, Abergele Road, Old Colwyn
The Plough was originally built in 1829, along with 10 cottages and a smithy, which together were the only freehold premises in the area at the time. The cottages were demolished in 1932 to permit … [Read more...]
St. Augustine’s Priory, Cliff Road, Old Colwyn
The Catholic cause began locally in a small convent in Cliff Road in 1933 run by the nuns of the Order of St. Augustine. The nuns allowed its wider use as a chapel of ease for St Joseph’s Catholic … [Read more...]
Viaduct, Old Colwyn
The Chester-Holyhead Railway, engineered by Robert Stephenson (1803-59), was one of the mid-19th century’s most important railway undertakings and was particularly significant for the tubular bridges … [Read more...]
Tan y Coed Gardens, Beach Road (Old Colwyn Heritage Walk)
The gardens were originally landscaped as part of the grounds of the former Tan y Coed Mansion, which was built on the western side of Beach Road by a Manchester shipping magnate, Sir Charles … [Read more...]
Jehovah’s Witness Kingdom Hall, Beach Road, Old Colwyn
In 1985 about 1,000 Jehovah's Witness volunteers from all over the country came to build the Kingdom Hall and two days later the twelfth quick build project undertaken in the UK by the Jehovah's … [Read more...]
Coach House to Tan y Coed Mansion, Beach Road, Old Colwyn
The former coach house and the tower in Tan y Coed Gardens were built in the early 1890s for Charles Woodall. The left hand part of the Coach House is two storeys, built in limestone with sandstone … [Read more...]
Min-y-Don Hall and Park, Old Colwyn
Min y Don Hall was situated next to the Park. Formerly Colwyn Farm, this was built in the 1700s and occupied by the Clough family, descendants of Sir Richard Clough who married Catherine Tudor, a ward … [Read more...]
United Reformed Church, Berthes Road, Old Colwyn
In 1898 English Congregationalists began meeting in Ebenezer chapel schoolroom, and in 1925 built this church. The wood from several cleared oak trees on the site was given to the poor for firewood. … [Read more...]
